Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Leader of the business community and former President ICCI Shahid Rasheed Butt on Sunday said reopening of transport sector is a very wise decision. In a statement here, he said that reopening of the transport sector is one of the best decisions of Prime Minister Imran Khan as millions of people linked to this sector were facing serious problems due to prolonged lockdown. Shahid Rasheed said that there are around 2.5 million commercial vehicles in country employing over five million people as drivers, conductors and cleaners who were unable to meet expanses since months. Moreover, closure of the transport sector has also damaged the livelihoods of the petrol pump and CNG owners, the staff of filling stations and those running service stations, workshops, spare parts sellers, and roadside hotels etc. He said that closure of transport reduced consumption of petroleum products to an extent the oil companies posted losses to the tune of billions but now the situation will improve.
